Coleen was fuming, the kind of fuming that made her want to grab the nearest pillow and scream into it. One moment she was all calm and collected, and the next, she was storming back into the hospital room, demanding to speak with her so-called best friend's

significant other. "Chad, get out here right now!"

Her son, who couldn't hide his smirk, got an earful. "Go on, your highness is throwing a fit again, calling you out by name."

Chad stood from his chair and ventured out into the hallway.

There, Jade's face was as red as a ripe tomato. "Mia never said that, you liar!"

Chad shrugged. "Oh, is that so? Guess I'm getting old and my memory's betraying me."

"Chad!" Jade was grinding her teeth so hard she could've turned a lollipop into dust.

Back at Maplewood Estates, Andre, who had just tucked his son into bed, braced himself for Mia's tirade.

"You lied, Andre! Molly never told you any of those things about me!"

was so loud it woke up their

a glare that could freeze lava. "You're such a despicable, dirty, conniving weasel.

was on the horizon, the men's foolishness had pushed

upcoming christening party. "Mia, have you sorted everything out with Andre? Have you

pause. "Dad, one thing at a time, let me

mean to tell me you haven't arranged any of this

as a new mom, hadn't discussed much with

been if she'd stayed at home for the confinement period. As he held his sleeping grandson, he indulged in the satisfaction of seeing his good genes at work in

dinner with his son's family, Hansen left, and Mia, with an extra billion on her card, begrudgingly returned to the master bedroom with her

against the

over, said, "Give me that list,

You're swamped with

sense of duty, Andre conceded to some of her plans but insisted on handling others, like

her capable husband, suggested

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